The trademark VIÑA REAL was filed by COMPAÑIA VINICOLA DEL NORTE DE ESPAÑA, S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 26, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 1, 2023 by real GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HARMSEN UTESCHER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 1, 2023
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with Downloadable virtual goods for use online and in online virtual environments, namely Alcoholic beverages.
The mark was filed in class 33 with following description of goods:
Wine
Low-alcoholic wine
Sparkling white wines
Low-alcoholic wine
Wines of protected geographical indication
Wine-based aperitifs
Wines of protected appellation of origin
Table wines
Dessert wines
Sweet wines
Fortified wines
Sparkling wines
Fortified wines
Japanese sweet grape wine containing extracts of ginseng and cinchona bark
Cooking wine
Rose wines
Sparkling red wines
Still wine
Natural sparkling wines
Sparkling grape wine
Grape wine
Sparkling fruit wine
Korean traditional rice wine (makgeoli)
Yellow rice wine
Acanthopanax wine (Ogapiju)
Mulled wines
White wine
Fruit wine
Strawberry wine
Black raspberry wine (Bokbunjaju)
Red wine
Baijiu [Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage]
Rice alcohol
Arrack [arak]
Alcoholic aperitif bitters
Wine-based aperitifs
Liquor-based aperitifs
Aperitifs with a distilled alcoholic liquor base
Aperitifs
Anisette [liqueur]
Amontillado
Anise [liqueur]
Bitters
Alcoholic extracts
Alcoholic essences
Alcoholic beverages (except beer)
Fruit extracts, alcoholic
Peppermint liqueurs
Rice alcohol
Absinthe
Brandy
Korean distilled spirits (soju)
Aguardiente [sugarcane spirits]
Schnapps
Piquette
Hydromel [mead]
Chinese spirit of sorghum (gaolian-jiou)
Wine coolers [drinks]
Distilled spirits of rice (awamori)
Alcoholic energy drinks
Rum-based beverages
Wine-based beverages
Alcoholic coffee-based beverage
Alcoholic tea-based beverage
Low alcoholic drinks
Low alcoholic drinks
Low alcoholic drinks
Alcoholic carbonated beverages, except beer
Alcoholic beverages containing fruit
Pre-mixed alcoholic beverages
Pre-mixed alcoholic beverages, other than beer-based
Alcopops
Alcoholic beverages (except beer)
Alcoholic beverages of fruit, Distilled beverages
Alcoholic energy drinks
Spirits [beverages]
Sorghum-based Chinese spirits
Potable spirits
Spirits and liquors
Japanese liquor flavored with Japanese plum extracts
Japanese liquor flavored with pine needle extracts
Japanese liquor containing herb extracts
Beverages containing wine [spritzers]
'Bourbon' (GI) alcoholic beverage
Brandy
Cooking brandy
Cachaca
Cocktails
Cocktails
Alcoholic cocktails containing milk
Alcoholic cocktails in the form of chilled gelatins
Prepared alcoholic cocktails
Alcoholic fruit cocktail drinks
Prepared wine cocktails
Cream liqueurs
Curacao
Curacao
Curacao
Cherry brandy
Digesters [liqueurs and spirits]
Alcoholic essences
Spirits [beverages]
Alcoholic extracts
Extracts of spiritous liquors
Fruit extracts, alcoholic
Fruit extracts, alcoholic
Alcoholic jellies
Gin
Gin
'Grappa' (GI) alcoholic beverage
Whisky
Hydromel [mead]
'Jerez' (GI) wine
Kirsch
Chinese white liquor (baiganr)
Japanese white liquor (shochu)
'Calvados' (GI) alcoholic beverage
Chinese mixed liquor (wujiapie-jiou)
Hulless barley liquor
Ginseng liquor
Red ginseng liquor
Blackcurrant liqueur
Peppermint liqueurs
Japanese sweet rice-based mixed liquor (shiro-zake)